IHSAA BOYS STATE T&F MEET CHAMPIONS * Meet Record  
  HIGH JUMP (1904-2025) ** Tied Record  
   
 
   
  High Jump  
  1904 Lynn Miller 12 Lafayette 5' 04 *
  1905 Murat DeWeese 11 Indpls. Shortridge 5' 04 3/4 *
  Edward McLaughlin 11 Indpls. Shortridge 5' 04 3/4 *
  1906 John Morgan 10 Rensselaer 5' 04 5/8  
  Murat DeWeese 12 Indpls. Shortridge 5' 04 5/8  
  Paul Holtzman 12 Indpls. Manual 5' 04 5/8  
  Lex Hesler 11 Veedersburg 5' 04 5/8  
           Note: all four athetes were awarded the same amount of points in the team   
           standings but Morgan was named the sole state champion by the IHSAA based  
           on a random drawing that put the athletes in the order above; because the  
           drawing was random, all four are considered state co-champions on this site  
  1907 Lex Hesler 12 Veedersburg 5' 04  
  Lester Morrison 12 Darlington 5' 04  
  1908 Harold Morrison 11 Indpls. Shortridge 5' 08 3/4 *
  1909 Harold Morrison 12 Indpls. Shortridge 5' 07 1/2  
  1910 Luther Ellis 12 Bluffton 5' 09 1/4 *
  1911 John Bailey 12 Greenwood 5' 07  
  1912 Vic Simmons 12 Hartford City 5' 08 5/8  
  1913 Eugene Monahan 12 Fairmount 5' 06  
  1914 Virden Graham 11 Burnettsville 5' 06 1/2  
  1915 Virden Graham 12 Burnettsville 5' 08 1/2  
  1916 Charles Ivey 10 Rochester 5' 10 1/2 *
  1917 Charles Ivey 11 Rochester 5' 11 *
  1918 Charles Ivey 12 Rochester 5' 09  
  1919 Harry Hull 12 Noblesville 5' 08 5/8  
  Robert Juday 12 Geneva 5' 08 5/8  
  1920 Leslie DeMotte 12 Indpls. Manual 5' 08  
  Wayne Evans 11 Brazil 5' 08  
  1921 Wayne Evans 12 Brazil 6' 00 1/2 *
  1922 Fred Morrow 10 Wabash 5' 09 3/4  
  1923 Fred Morrow 11 Wabash 5' 11  
  1924 John Leonard 11 Rochester 5' 08  
           Note: although the IHSAA lists 7 jumpers as co-champions, the points were not dis-  
           tributed equally among them in the team scoring with Leonard receiving 5 pts., two-  
           time defending champion Morrow receiving 3 pts, and the remaining 5 splitting 1 pt.  
           (1/5 pt. each); therefore Leanard is considered the state champion on this site  
  1925 Fred Majors 12 Dana 5' 07  
  1926 Edward Gordon 11 Gary Froebel 5' 08  
  George Mountz 12 Garrett 5' 08  
  1927 Marion George 11 Anderson 5' 10 1/4  
  Edward Gordon 12 Gary Froebel 5' 10 1/4  
  Joe Scully 12 Noblesville 5' 10 1/4  
  1928 Sheldon Wallace 11 Larwill 5' 09 3/8  
  1929 Omer Haimbaugh 12 Rochester 5' 07 3/8  
  Alvin Jackson 12 Gary Froebel 5' 07 3/8  
  1930 Malcolm Hall 12 Indpls. Arsenal Technical 5' 10 3/4  
  1931 Louis Mallard 12 Gary Froebel 5' 10 3/4  
  Paul Maxwell 12 Linton 5' 10 3/4  
  1932 Charles Baldwin 11 Hammond 6' 00 7/8 *
  Allen Dillingham 11 Connersville 6' 00 7/8 *
  1933 Jerry Gracin 12 Gary Froebel 6' 03 7/8 *
  1934 Moncer Young 10 Mishawaka 5' 09 3/4  
  1935 Leo Williams 11 Muncie 6' 04 1/4 *
  1936 James Schroff 12 Ft. Wayne Central 6' 02  
  1937 Aaron Williams 10 Muncie 6' 01  
  1938 Irvin Keeler 12 Concannon 6' 00  
  1939 Harold Frost 12 Evansville Bosse 5' 11 1/4  
  Henry Kulesza 11 Ft. Wayne Central 5' 11 1/4  
  1940 Davage Minor 11 Gary Froebel 6' 01  
  1941 Charles Fisher 12 Indpls. Arsenal Technical 5' 11 1/8  
  1942 Dick Kilpatrick 12 Ft. Wayne South Side 5' 10 3/4  
  1943 Joseph Brown 12 Gary Roosevelt 6' 00 1/4  
  1944 Edward Jones 12 Indpls. Washington 5' 11  
  1945 Hugh Dawson 12 Hammond 6' 00 1/2  
  1946 Benjamin Holmes 12 Gary Roosevelt 5' 10 1/8  
  John Shafer 12 South Bend Adams 5' 10 1/8  
  John Wilson 12 Anderson 5' 10 1/8  
  1947 Henry Tyson 12 East Chicago Washington 6' 01 7/8  
  1948 Thomas Floyd 11 Gary Roosevelt 6' 01 3/4  
  James Harper 11 Hammond 6' 01 3/4  
  1949 James Harper 12 Hammond 6' 02 5/8  
  1950 Lenuil Swim 11 Cambridge City Lincoln 6' 01 1/2  
  1951 Dave Burke 12 Warsaw 6' 01 3/4  
  James Vrooman 12 Wabash 6' 01 3/4  
  1952 Warren Anderson 12 Ft. Wayne South Side 6' 03  
  1953 James Tinzley 12 Gary Froebel 6' 00 1/8  
  1954 Alfred Hadley 12 Gary Froebel 6' 03 5/8  
  Charles Lyons 11 Ft. Wayne North Side 6' 03 5/8  
  1955 Charles Lyons 12 Ft. Wayne North Side 6' 01 5/8  
  1956 Leroy Johnson 11 Mishawaka 5' 10  
  1957 Charles Hall 11 Terre Haute Gerstmeyer 6' 01 1/8  
  Leroy Johnson 12 Mishawaka 6' 01 1/8  
  1958 Bill Boatman 12 Indpls. Shortridge 6' 02  
  Charles Hall 12 Terre Haute Gerstmeyer 6' 02  
  Tom Hutchinson 11 New Albany 6' 02  
  1959 Gerry Williams 12 Indpls. Shortridge 6' 06 *
  1960 Cornelius Miller 12 Elkhart 6' 04  
  1961 Adam Kocal 12 Hammond 6' 04 1/4  
  Robert Welch 12 Jeffersonville 6' 04 1/4  
  1962 Steve Norris 12 Greencastle 6' 04 1/4  
  1963 Denver Kennett 11 Lawrenceburg 6' 05 3/4  
  1964 Theodore Sweatt 12 Terre Haute Wiley 6' 06 3/4 *
  1965 Skip Wright 12 South Central (Union Mills) 6' 05 3/4  
  1966 Charles Taylor 12 Thorntown 6' 06 1/2  
  1967 Gary Haupert 12 Northfield 6' 10 *
  1968 Jeff Rhodes 12 Ben Davis 6' 07 3/4  
  1969 David Churchill 11 Crawfordsville 6' 07  
  1970 Leon Martin 12 Vincennes Lincoln 6' 06  
  1971 Phil Churchill 12 Crawfordsville 6' 07  
  1972 Royce Turner 10 Lawrence Central 6' 05 1/4  
  1973 Noel Ruebel 11 Highland 6' 06 1/2  
  1974 Noel Ruebel 12 Highland 6' 10 **
  1975 Kevin McLaughlin 12 Terre Haute South 6' 08  
  1976 Robert Berry 12 North Central (Indpls.) 7' 01 1/8 *
  1977 Jeff Woodard 12 New Albany 7' 01 1/4 *
  1978 Greg Jones 12 Plainfield 7' 00  
  1979 Rick Hatler 12 Calumet 6' 11  
  1980 Ron Jones 12 Mt. Vernon (Mt. Vernon) 7' 01 1/4 **
           ** senior Adam Schumpert of Peru also tied meet record, but Jones won on misses  
  1981 Ron Lee 12 Jeffersonville 7' 00  
  1982 Lewis Bonds 12 Indpls. Arsenal Technical  6' 10  
  1983 Dave Glassburn 12 Concord 6' 11  
  1984 Chris Walker 11 Gibson Southern 6' 10  
  1985 Brad Ward 12 Brownsburg 7' 00  
  1986 William Bluethmann 12 Highland 6' 11  
  1987 Todd Cobb 12 Clarksville 7' 00  
  1988 Mario Cardinali 12 Wabash 6' 11  
  1989 Sean Utley 12 Terre Haute North 7' 00  
  1990 Monterrio Holder 12 Indpls. Washington 6' 10  
  1991 Thad Palmer 11 Penn 6' 10  
  1992 David Hart 11 Shelbyville 6' 10  
  1993 Rod White 11 Pike 7' 00  
  1994 Paul Banks 11 Warren Central 6' 11  
  1995 Donald Winston 11 Indpls. Scecina Memorial 7' 00  
  1996 Todd Beyerlein 11 Carmel 6' 08  
  1997 Todd Beyerlein 12 Carmel 7' 00  
  1998 Lamar Johnson 11 North Central (Indpls.) 7' 00  
  1999 John Miles 12 Lawrence North 6' 10  
  2000 Noah Shelton 12 South Bend Adams 6' 09  
  2001 Ben Daniel 12 Merrillville 6' 06  
  2002 Rodney Carney 12 Indpls. Northwest 6' 11  
  2003 Dustin Keller 12 Lafayette Jefferson 6' 09  
  2004 Travis White 10 Ft. Wayne Northrop 6' 08  
  2005 Jonathon Tate 11 Ben Davis 6' 09  
  2006 Brandon Youngdale 12 Western 6' 10  
  2007 Tyrone McKinney 12 Ft. Wayne North Side 6' 11  
  2008 Derrick Spight Jr. 11 Warren Central 6' 11  
  2009 Derrick Spight Jr. 12 Warren Central 7' 00  
  2010 Jonathon Christensen 11 Southmont 7' 00  
  2011 Jonathon Christensen 12 Southmont 6' 10  
  2012 Will Schott 12 Roncalli 6' 08  
  2013 Eric Blackman 12 Evansville Harrison 6' 08  
  2014 Javen Reeves 12 New Albany 6' 09  
  2015 Francis Ehigbai 12 Hamilton Southeastern 6' 11  
  2016 Daniel Armstrong 12 Michigan City 7' 00  
  2017 Nate Patterson 11 Plymouth 6' 10  
  2018 Nate Patterson 12 Plymouth 7' 04 *
          * Patterson cleared a meet record 7' 2 on his way to improving that record to 7' 4  
  2019 Logan Benson 12 Western Boone 6' 09  
  2020 - tournament canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic -   
  2021 Kamyren Garrett 12 Lawrence Central 7' 00  
  2022 Bode Gilkerson 11 Plainfield 6' 09  
  2023 Bode Gilkerson 12 Plainfield 7' 00  
  2024 Elliot Ryba 12 Greenfield-Central 6' 10  
  2025 Jordan Randall 11 Warsaw 7' 00